Computer-based approaches effective in tackling sexual health problems

WASHINGTON – A new study by Cochrane researchers has indicated that interactive computer packages are effective in tackling problems such as sexually transmitted infections.

Computer-based interventions are a promising alternative and have already proved successful in the promotion of HIV-related sexual health, but there is less certainty about whether computer-based interventions can …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

For obese teens, weight woes persist into young adulthood

WASHINGTON – A new Australian study has indicated that the older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood.

Between 1992 and 2003, Patton and colleagues tracked the height, weight and body mass index (BMI) … Read this article on Gaea Times at : For obese teens, weight woes persist into young adulthood.

Indian American geneticist’s US patent application rebuffed for falsifying CV

Durham (California, US),S – Indian American cancer geneticist Dr. Anil Potti’s application for a US patent has been rejected, as he is under scrutiny for falsifying his CV and there are also doubts over the data included in his research papers.

Potti, of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is currently under internal investigation for possible … Read : Indian American geneticist’s US patent application rebuffed for falsifying CV.

AP Exclusive: Owner of peanut company linked to 9 salmonella deaths back in food business

AP Exclusive: Back in business after peanut deaths

WASHINGTON – The Associated Press has learned that the peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
Stewart Parnell, the former president of the now-bankrupt Peanut Corp. of …. Source  : AP Exclusive: Owner of peanut company linked to 9 salmonella deaths back in food business.

Regular statin use ‘cuts rheumatoid arthritis risk’

WASHINGTON – A new study has revealed that taking statins reduces the risk of developing the chronic inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis.

The researchers studied 1.8-million members of Maccabi Healthcare Services (a health maintenance organization [HMO]) in Israel to identify adults who regularly took statins and did … Original source on Gaea Times at : Regular statin use ‘cuts rheumatoid arthritis risk’.

Safdarjung doctors continue strike, patients in a lurch

NEW DELHI – Resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in the capital continued their strike for the second day Wednesday, leaving hundreds of patients in a lurch.

This is the second flash strike by doctors at the hospital in less than a month.
The resident doctors went on strike after some lady doctors and nurses were allegedly … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Safdarjung doctors continue strike, patients in a lurch.

Biscuit and ice cream diet fuelling obesity in babies as young as 4 weeks

WASHINGTON – What are babies made of? Some salt, some sugar, but not all things nice, says a new Australian research.

Flinders University researcher Jane Scott and colleagues found that babies as young as four weeks old are growing up on a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Biscuit and ice cream diet fuelling obesity in babies as young as 4 weeks.

Tomatoes ‘can ward off prostate cancer’

LONDON – Tomatoes could protect men against prostate cancer, says a new research.

Scientists at the University of Naples suggest that a daily serving of tomatoes could protect against prostate cancer and slow the growth of a tumour in an existing …. Read the original article  : Tomatoes ‘can ward off prostate cancer’.

Giving oxygen doesn’t help all patients, shows study

SYDNEY – Roughly half the patients of critical diseases given oxygen to help ease their breathing don’t seem to benefit from the therapy.

The study of 240 patients in Australia, Britain and the US found that while the practice of giving oxygen to ease breathing is widespread, it is not based on rigorous scientific evidence. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Giving oxygen doesn’t help all patients, shows study.

Russia slaps curbs on meat imports from US, Brazil

Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has imposed restrictions on meat imports from seven plants in four countries, including Brazil and the US, starting Wednesday over safety concerns.

Rosselkhoznadzor, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, has introduced the restrictions on meat supplies for four Brazilian companies and one each from the US, Argentina …. Source article  : Russia slaps curbs on meat imports from US, Brazil.